SC asks Centre, Assam govt to reply to plea by man battling paralysis in detention camp

The Supreme Court has pulled up the Centre and the Assam government for not responding to a petition filed by a paralysed man languishing in one of the NRC detention camps for over two years now. The Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi ordered the Centre and the Assam government to […]

Assam govt seeks report of those not filing claims for inclusion in NRC

The Assam government has sought a report from the state NRC coordinator on the status of an estimated 3.8 lakh people who had not filed claims for inclusion of their names in the final NRC despite their names not figuring in the draft list. Once the NRC authorities send a reply with details, the Assam […]

Assam govt deports 20 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants

The Assam government on Saturday deported a group of 20 Bangladeshi nationals including a woman from the Karimganj border in Sutarkandi. Out of the 20 illegal immigrants, 19 were lodged at the Silchar detention camp while one was lodged at the Kokrajhar detention camp. These Bangladeshi nationals had illegally entered India in 2014 and were […]

SC pulls up Assam govt on identification of Bangladeshi nationals

The Supreme Court on Monday said that the Assam Government had never listed lakh of Bangladeshi nationals as foreigners and had allowed them to merge with the local population. It is unclear as to the period that the court may have been referring to while criticizing the Assam government for having failed in its duty […]

SC seeks information on detention centres, foreigners detained in Assam

The Supreme Court has directed the Assam government to provide details on the number of people declared foreigners and deported in the last 10 years. The apex court has asked the state government to provide data stating the period for which these foreign inmates have been sent to detention centers in Assam. The court has […]

Tinsukia firing: Assam govt announces Rs 5 lakh compensation for kin of victims

The Assam government has announced Rs 5 lakh compensation each for the kin of the victims of Tinsukia firing incident. This was informed by Assam Water Resource Minister Keshav Mahanta. Earlier, Assam Ministers Keshav Mahanta, Parimal Suklabaidya and Tapan Gogoi called on the family members of the victims of Dhola firing incident. As many as […]